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2024 National Arab American Heritage Month
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Six truths and a lie
by Ream Shukairy
Told in their separate voices, six Muslim teens are falsely accused of an alleged attack on a Los Angeles beach and must trust or turn their backs on each other to prove their innocence
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Huda F cares
by Huda Fahmy
This summer's exercise in Fahmy family sisterly bonding involves a trip to Disney World--which seems like it is headed for disaster when Huda gets into a fight with a boy making fun of her hijab
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Hope ablaze
by Sarah Mughal Rana
When a scathing poem she writes about a politician who had her illegally frisked at a political rally goes viral, Nida, the niece of a famous Muslim poet, struggles to balance the expectations of her family, her Muslim community and the person she truly wants to be. Simultaneous eBook.
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The buried and the bound
by Rochelle Hassan
Seventeen-year-old Aziza El-Amin, the only hedgewitch in Blackthorn, Massachusetts, teams up with a cursed boy looking for answers and a young necromancer in order to eradicate a new threat in the woods and take back her hometown
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The next new Syrian girl
by Ream Shukairy
When their worlds collide, Khadija Shami, a sheltered Syrian American high school senior with a monstrous ego, and Leene Tahir, a Syrian refugee doing her best to survive school and family pressures while battling panic attacks, become the unlikeliest of friends. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ida in the middle
by Nora Lester Murad
Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents' village near Jerusalem.
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Spice road
by Maiya Ibrahim
When she learns that her brother is spreading the nation's secret spice magic to outsiders, 16-year-old Shield warrior Imani sets out on a dangerous mission to find him, discovering secrets that lie beyond the Forbidden Wastes?—?and in her own heart. Simultaneous eBook.
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As long as the lemon trees grow
by Zoulfa Katouh
Volunteering at a hospital Syria, where she witnessed the wounded flooding through the doors, Salama manifests a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion and is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Bright red fruit
by Safia Elhillo
"Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community"
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Nayra and the djinn
by Iasmin Omar Ata
"A bullied Muslim American girl, Nayra Mansour gets some unexpected help navigating her overwhelming life when a mysterious djinn named Marjan arrives, but there are costly consequences for their actions and Nayra could pay the high price. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations. "
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Something more
by Jackie Khalilieh
Trying to hide her autism diagnosis, 15-year-old Palestinian-Canadian girl Jessie creates a list of goals to help navigate her first year of high school but is forced to go off script when two very different boys steal her heart. Simultaneous eBook.
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Once upon an Eid : stories of hope and joy by 15 Muslim voices
by Aisha Saeed
Featuring contributions by such established genre authors as Hena Khan, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Ashley Franklin, a collection of short stories celebrates Muslim culture and the joyful holiday traditions of Eid. Co-edited by the author of Amal Unbound. Illustrations.
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